The Life and Times of Bunnies

  • Whose Ear Is That?

    Can you guess whose ear this is?

    whose ear is that

    If you can’t guess, then you don’t know us very well, and I disapprove of that.

    gus lurking

    -Gus

  • Trying to Nap

    As you know, both Gus and I like to take naps in dad’s office. Most of the time he doesn’t bother us.

    betsy napping But sometimes, he does. (Like when he takes my picture.)

    betsy wakes up Geez, can’t a bun get some peace and quiet around here!

    -Betsy

  • Happy Thanksgiving

    It’s that time of year again, when mum and dad stink up the house with their weird food.

    Dad says we have lots to be thankful for, like having each other to snuggle with.

    betsy and gus - snuggle buns
    (Not Snuggling)

    Of course I don’t know what he’s talking about – it’s a trick of the light that we look like we’re snuggling here.

    Personally I’m thankful for cranberries and clean litterboxes. Betsy says she’s thankful for carrots and mum. What is everybun else thankful for?

    -Gus

  • Checkup

    Um, dad? What is THAT thing doing out? You’d better not be getting any ideas…

    new (smaller) bunny carrier Ugh. In case you couldn’t guess, dad DID get some ideas, and after some scrambling on my part, he managed to force me in there, and drive me all the way to the vet.

    The only good part of all this is that the vet visit was nice and short. The vet told dad that I am in excellent health – well, duh, dad, I could have told you that.

    Apparently my abscess is completely gone and the infection which caused it has not come back yet, and now that 3 months have passed, it’s not likely to come back again either. So it looks like I’m in the clear.

    But geez, did we really need to go to the vet to find this out? Somehow, I’d like to think we didn’t.

    -Betsy

  • Sleeping is Serious Business

    …and I treat it as such.

    betsy napping (with ear up) -Betsy

  • Power Outages Are No Excuse

    Listen, dad, I don’t care if we just got some big, early, unexpectedly heavy snowstorm that knocked down trees and branches everywhere and left 2.5 million people in the NJ/NY/CT area without power (including us, until just tonight). That is NO EXCUSE for bringing us breakfast LATE.

    buns are not bothered Next time, I expect you to get up on time and feed us on schedule. Got it?

    -Betsy

  • Distracting Dad

    Gus was taking a nap in the (freshly cleaned) litter box last night, so I took a turn at being the “guard bunny.” But then dad showed up with his camera.

    gus napping, betsy guardingGus was asleep and I didn’t want dad to wake him up, so I selflessly took it upon myself to distract him…

    betsy begging 1…By begging for treats.

    betsy begging 2Hi dad, got any treats for me? (I am very lady-like with my begging; do you see how I gracefully cross my paws when I stand up on my hind legs?)

    gus sleeps through it allMy plan worked – Gus was able to keep sleeping without being disturbed by dad.

    (I may also have gotten some treats out of the deal.)

    -Betsy

  • New Bunny Fort

    Today we came out from dad’s office to find him building us a new fort:

    new bunny fortress It’s pretty big! Unfortunately, dad also got rid of our beloved accordion tunnel.

    We’ll see whether this replacement is any good… and if it’s not… you’d better watch out, dad!

    -Betsy

  • Why Yes, Actually this is Quite Comfortable

    Dad is always saying that I like to lie in strange positions that don’t look comfortable.

    betsy in a weird positionbetsy in a weird position-1betsy in a weird position-2betsy in a weird position-3 Honestly, I don’t know what he’s talking about.

    -Betsy

  • Sharing, not Snuggling

    Despite how it might look, we’re not actually snuggling – we’re sharing one of the best napping spots in the house, under our dilapidated old cardboard box thing.

    snuggling under the box Dad of course says we’re being “snuggle bunnies,” but he’s wrong, wrong, wrong.

    -Gus